Fiberoptic delivery system and method of use
US5469524A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M3/0279
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hand held device having an optical fiber with a radiation emitter carried at a free end, the optical fiber being attached to a handle that includes a knob which allows movement of a flexible tubular sleeve from a position covering the fiber and emitter to a position exposing the emitter and a length of fiber adjacent to it, the sleeve also having a sharp metal cleat extending from its end, the cleat being an end of a length of wire which passes through a separate channel of the sleeve to the knob without being attached to the sleeve. An application of this device is for inserting the emitter into a mass of material in order to irradiate the material from within.
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